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MUrILATED BY BRIGANDs.
They Cut Off the Ears, Toes and
Fingers of Captives Held for
Ransom

They Cut Off the Ears, Toes and
Fingers of Captives Held for
Ransom.
In one of the last kidnapping cases
which took place in the kingdom of
Naples, when the traveller held in
bondage was wealthy English gentle
man. the general commanding
the Italian forces offered to send
whole brigades of infantry and cavalry
and whole batteries of artillery against
the brigands if the relatives of the kid
mapped gentlemen would only under
take not to enter into negotiations with
the ''Cattiva Gente," says a London
paper. The contention of the Italian
general was ostensibly logical. He ex-
planned to the EngliShman'S family that
the brigands would not dare to
harm hair of their relatives head, be-
cause if they ventured to do so the en-
tire divisional command, horse. foot and
dragons, would be down upon them
and utterly annihilate them. The
family replied quite as logically that if
the bandits did not get the ransom the
chances were in favor of their murder
ing the English gentleman ''pOur
encourager les autreS," and that after
ward they would quietly disperse in the
hope of evading the pursuit of the gov
eminent troops. Sometimes the bri-
gands, when ther had got wealthy pris-
Oner into their clutches, would, by their
emissaries, send to his family frag-
mentS of his corporal structure
one day, an ear; the next, toe; the
third, finger; the fourth, two front
teeth, carefully wrapped up as parcel,
with polite warning that if the ran
som were not forthcoming the travellers
eyes, and then his legs. and ultimately
his head would follow. These
barbarous processes for raising the
wind, however. were only resOrted to in
cases when wealthy Italian farmers OF
shOpkeepers were the victims. The
brigands knew full well the surest way
of cOnquering the penuriOuSneSs of the
prisoners family. They knew that they
would only part when absolutely
forced to do so by ocular testimony of
the treatment inflicted on their kinsman.
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in South America. Here are her grain
orchards, vine gardens. herds OF cattle.
and fiockS of sheep. The vineyards
supply the market of Chill with sherry
and claret. There is wine cellar here,
500XlG0 fe in size. which is always
filled. There are 100 men employed at
all seasons OH the plantation. and LOCO
poems are at Sonora COESinO'S command
at any time.
In the city of Santiago, Donna Con-
sinO has two residences. One is built
in the American. the other in Spanish
American style. The latter was decor
ated and finished up in Persian style at
an enormous cost: but Donna COnSinO
spends very little time in either of these
houses. Thirty miles outside Of Santi-
ago there is another large estate. also
owned by the donna.
Like most all South American men
and women, the donna Is intensely fond
of sports, and especially horse racing.
She has a splendid stud at Santiago, and
she backs her horses right royalty.
Should she conclude to become a
"plunger" Oh orr race COURSES here she
might cause some OF our big betterS to
open their eyes. She is more likely,
however. to devote her attention to the
pleasures of society. and if she enter
tains half as royalty here as at home.
or during her recent SOjourn in Paris.
society circles will have enough to talk
about. When i'll Chilli Donna COnsiHO
frequently fits up and decorates one of
her vessels, invites a large party of
young men and women, and ali go upon
avoyage of pleasure. lasting sometimes
for weeks. On these trips the guests
are entertained liz princely man
ner. regardless OF expense. The
receptions and balls she gives
from time to time are upon
the same magnificent scale. She is
particularly fond of the society OF young
people and is always surrounded by
them. She is quick to form likes and
disiikes. and is the pOssessOr of very de-
cided opinions. The sonora is still on
the sunny side of fifty. and is we'll
preserved woman Of considerable
charms. She comes of a Spanish family.
and her fOrefatherS were among those
enterpriSing adventures whOcame over
with the conquerOrS of Peru and Chill.
Sonora COnSinO has son of twenty
four, and her daughters are aged twenty
and nineteen respectively. The son as
sists his mother in the management OF
her estates. and the daughters are Just
finishing their education. Donna Con-
shlO has magnificent costumes made for
her by Worth, but she is somewhat
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13
CONNUBIAL CIRCUS.

The older the wife the less wool the
husband can pull over her eyeS.-Chi-
cagO Sunday National.
There are lots of men in this world
born to rule, but their wives get there
all the same.-ROcheSter Post Express.
1t is the man with the saucy wife and
busy mOther-in-law who never reads
speeches. He hears too man. of them.
Fall River Advance.
The truly helpful wife is the one who
always returns her husbands pencil
when she bOrrows it. She has not been
born yet.-Somerville Journal.
A paper asks: us there a wife in
the city to-day who makes her huS-
bands shirts?" TIL following answer
was received by return of post: Il do,
but he won't wear 'em.a&Otago Wit
ness.
An up town Newport woman is so aw-
fully jealous of her husband that she
wept in anger just because he said he
''hugged the shade'' on his way home to
dinner-Kentucky State Journal.
The story of Michigan man, who
says that when he landed in Yucatan
he was made slave, ought to be care
fully Investigated before being be-
lieved. Let it be remembered that he
took his wife along.-Philadelphia Her.
aid.
Terrible storm that, last evening,
George"
Didn't hear it. old man.
Didn't hear it? Man alive, it thun-
dered fit to wake the dead
''Ha, l thought l saw lightning. but
l didn't hear any thunder. An old
schoolmate of my wife is visiting her
and they haven't seen each other for
ten years.-Burdette.
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Malaga Grapes.

':What are known in this country as
Malaga grapes are really Almeria
grapes" said dealer to a New York
Mail writer. The Malagas are nearly
all used for raisins, as they do not keep
well III the natural state. The province
of Almeria is on the southeast coast of
Spain. and may be called one entire
vineyard, as grape growing. transport
ing and selling is the business of nearly
the whole population. Men, women
and children cultivate the vines and
gather the fruit. The country is so
rough that all of the transportation has
to be done with pack mules. Some
wealthy prOprietors own immense vine
yards. but many grapes are grown on
small farms. The vines are very large.
The main stem is from eight to ten
inches thick. and the canes are very
long. The season for gathering the
crop is from August util the last part of
October. The fruit IS wonderfully fine
this year. Some of the punches are
larger than ones hat"
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THE FALL OF THE LEAVES.
Il silent was the nightingale;

All silent was the nightingale;
Fair Autumn, with a graceful hand
Stole from the trees that shade our land
The leaves, to carpet hill and dale.
sick man WANDERED midst that scene;
1t imaged to his dying eyes
The hopes that fade like summer skies.
The sweet spring days that once have been
Farewell, dear woods. he cried-''farewell
In each scared leaf that falls L see
Another moment gone for me;
How many more cannot tell.
1.-The fatal oracles foretold
My doom: Once more the leaves shall
turn
From tender green to brown, or burn
Like sunset with a ruddy gold;
Then, as thou lest, above thy head,
Their branches trembling in the breeze,
VIII rise tn eternal cypress trees;
Thou wilt be numbered with the dead.
Like vine branch shalt thou fade away,
Or flower that bloometh in the spring;
a fair, a perishable thing,
None can thy fieeting moments stay
And so die: like cruel blight
The wind has touched me with its breath
] feel the bitterness of death
Upon my weary soul tonight.
Farewell. farewell. then. radiant skies.
Fall gently down. We autumn leaves,
Cover the grave; my mother grieVes;
Oh! hide it from her weeping eyes.
But if that other comes alone
At eventide 10 pray and weep,
O leaves, then rouse me from my sleep;
Twill ease my soul to see my own
He died; they laid him down to rest.
Alas alas, she never came.
Forgotten is his tomb and name
The leaves lie golden on his breast.
Only the shepherd boy S light tread,
As homeward. at the close OF day,
He passes slowly on his way.
Shall eer disturb the quiet dead.
French of Millevoye in Catholic Review.
the list of Wants with care,
OCQH Lies epitome is there.
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ence, the bear is the most noticeable.
There are other animals that are very UNI
genteel, Extensively uncultlYated. ana
whose familiarity is Objectionable, but
there is no animal so positively lmp0llte
as the bear. Therefore. when they got
to work tearing in pieces those Impoilte
people we are justified in concluding
that the instruments selected were
specially chosen to stamp the rebuke
with more than usual force. The les
son, however, seems to have been TAR
from effective, and the indications are
that it ought to be repeated Oftener
than once in several thousand years.
In st. Paul people do not become bold
as early in life as they do III some
other localities. The reason for this
has not been found. though it has gem
orally attributed to the healthy climate.
or what DIR. Day calls the ozone in the
atmosphere. Col. Allen is one OF those
sturdy. healthy. robust gentlemen who
lost his hair early. and he looks as dig
nified and imposing as did tine prophet
when he stood on the banks of the JOr-
dan and parted the waters of that his
toric stream by simply shaking his
mantle. W. d. Kirk lost his through
hard work over figures, but he is very
young man yet. l.. E. Reed is another
that suffered the same way, but to-day
he is one of the youngest men in the
banking business in st. Paul.
He has done work enough TO
make half a dozen Octogenarians.
H. S. Fairchild is one of the kindeSt
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found respect for the lady that
steps into the same elevator with him,
and the next minute will mock at her
father for being bald headed. This is a
fair specimen of the perverSe and
double distilled refinement of the pO-
likeness of the nineteenth century.
Whenever one sees one of these polite
gentlemen show OFF his excessive ele-
yatOr pOliteness, especially if the ele-
vatOr Is a siX-stOry one and open work,
so that a good draft in going Up or
down, he cannot fail to expect to see his
name attached to qUack doe
tors card telling how he was
cured Of the catarrh. a little
good common American sense would
lead him to moderate his excessive ele-
VatOT pOliteneSS to the lady and be
little more respectful to the father.
This disposition to mock at what has
been facetiOuSly termed the ''lap-stone."
does not appear TO heed even the divine
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acknowledgements, the king of the Jews,
| slipped off his slippers and slipped on bis
shoes.
A modern instance showing local col
Oring in the United States is:
There was little rattlesnake,
He ate too much of wedding cake,
And made his little belly ache.
As to the origin of almost all of the
children's doggerel, DR.. Bolton said he
believed it descended from remote an
tiquity. The ancientS were accustomed
to cast lots in the most solemn acts of
life. 1t was considered an appeal to
the Almighty. In the middle ages cast
ing lots was degraded to superstition,
and charlatans used unmeaning for
mulas to impose on the people, pretend
ing to cure diseases and forecast the
future. In he well-known doggerel:
Eckery, ackery, ukery an,
One-ery, two-ery, etc.
The ''eekery'' is SanSkrit for Tone"
1t is probable, Professor Bolton said.
that "ackery" was originally word
also.
There was only one corrupt Latin
verse that DR.. Bolton could remember.
1t is:
In, hoe, Domino, quod,
Ducks foot plump in the mud.
IT is probable that the jingles that the
children now use In games were for
merry written OH papers and hung
around the necks of people in the mid
die ages to keep off the plague or to cure
hydr0phobia, govt. or rheumatism.
Children nowadays, however, are in
clined to improve on the old doggerel.
DR.. Bolton had interviewed a good
many children in all languages, and
found it difficult to understand them.
COnSopapfS were not Dreseryad and
vowels were of no account to the chill
dren. As an illustration of his difficulty
DIR. Bolton wrote this word on the black
board:
PHTH-oLo-GN-YRRH.
This was the way a man named
Turner wrote his name, and when asked
to justify his spelling he said:
''Phth," in ''phthisic" is sounded ST."
s'olo' in colonel is sounded .ogh,"
''gh" in ''gnaw'' is .'n.' and ''yrrh" in
''myrrh' is sounded ST"
DR.. Bolton gave this example of the
manner in which children change the
rhymes. In the Eastern states there is a
jingle that runs as follows.
John says to John how much are your geesef
John says to John twenty cents apiece;
John says to John that is dear,
John says to John get out Cf here.
On the Pacific coast this has been
changed to:
Ching, Chong, Chinaman. how much are
your geese?
Ching, ChOng Chinaman, twenty cents
The latest discovery dug up by DIR.
Bolton was this:
One two, three, four, five, six, seven,
All good children go to heaven.
All bad children go below,
To keep company with Gulteau.
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SinO is already making her arrange
mentS for her visit here, which Will be
of considerable duration. She will open
an establishment that in point of mag
niticence will surpasS anything of its
kind ever seen in this city, and, If re-
ports be true, will set the society world
in whirl of excitement when
she gets settled. The house that
Sonora COnsino will occupy will be
situated in fashionable part of this
city, but il has not yet been selected.
Near Santiago she has the finest private
park in the world, with flower gardens
upon which fortunes have been spent.
These gardens will be stripped if need
be to supply the conservatory which
will be attached to Donna COnsino'S
New York mansion. The collection of
orchids, ferns and other rare plants and
flowers that will be here exhibited is in
tended to be the finest that can be gath
cred. Donna ConSinO will be accom-
panied by her two daughters, Sen0rita
ISadora and SenOrita Pacifica, both
young ladies of more than ordinary at
fractions, aside from the wealth they
will inherit.
The story OF the extent of this Gillian
lady'S wealth reads like a page from
fairy tale. 1t is doubtful if she herself
really knows the extent of her posses
sions. Even before the death of the
old Don, her husband, she was i'll her
own right the wealthiest woman i'll
South America. He managed his own
estate and she hers. and it is said that
the woman was the better manager of
the two. Upon the death of her huS-
band all his vast possessions, i'll the
way OF mines, railroads, manufactures
and lands passed into her hands, and
she has since directed the affairs of this
estate personally with more ShrewdneSs
and success than most men could dis
play under similar burden. Donna
ConsinO has more wealth than any
person or corporation in Chill. except
alone the Catholic church. Exactly
what her income is cannot be told.
1t is known to reach several
millions per annum. 1t is derived
from mines, railroads. manufactures,
her plantations, and from commerce.
She owns feet of ships varying from
1900 to 5000 tons burden, which trade
between various South American ports.
From her coal mines alone she realizes
$4,000 per month. The town of LOta
she owns outright, and all of its 1000 in
habitantS are her dependents. Coronel,
town of about the same size. is almost
entirely owned by her, and in these two
towns alone she pays out Sl20.000 i'll
wages each month. At Lota are her
copper mines. and here too she has
mansion that has cost over LOCO 900.
The architect and the skilled mechanics
were imported from Paris. as was the
building material. which Donna COnSIn0
conveyed to Chill in her own ships.
Over 81, O00, 900 more was spent in iui-
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MY OTHER ME.

Children. do you ever,
In walks by hand or sea,
Net a little maiden
Long time lost to me?
She is gay and gladstone,
Has laughing face,
And heart as sunny;
And her name is Grace.
Naught she knows of sorrow,
Naught of doubt or blight,
Heaven is Just above her
All her thoughts are white.
Long time since | lost her,
That other Me of mine:
She crossed into Times shadow
out of Youths sunshine.
Now the darknes keeps her;
And. call her as | will,
The years that lie between US
Hide her from me still.
am dull and pain-worn.
And lonely as can be
Oh. children. if you meet her.
Send back my other Me.
Grace DEMO Litchtield i'll st. Nicholas
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hearted and. most
philosophical of any
that has reached
that point in life
where the hair drops
out. Gov. Marshall
is another philosoph:
zeal gentleman, and
like Mr.. Fairchild
complains at nothing
and takes W h a
comes. E. W. Peet
can make just as
much money as he
ever could and per
haps a little more
ID ID Ha-l
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WlckdD0, WOckAD0,
Cricabe, crockabo,
Tilery tan.
EMERY. mentery, koutery, kali,
Apple seed and apple sail,
Wire. brier. timber lock,
Three geese in a flock.
One flies east. one flies west,
And one flies over the cuckoo's nest.
Emery, teenery, tickery. teven,
I'll go marry ten or eleven;
Pin, pan, muSky Dan.
Nineteen twenty, twenty-one.
The dignified professor was DR.. II.
Darlington Bolton, and his subject was: :
The Contingent Rhymes of Chill
dren. A Study in International Folk
Lore" DR.. Bolton was formerly pro-
fessor in Trinity college, Hartford. He
has Just returned from tour in Europe.
He explained to the audience that these
rhymes and many others which he had
picked up in twenty languages were
used by children in their games to de-
termine who should have the most I'M
desirable part. A leader repeated the
dOggerel rhyme, and the child on whom
the last word fell was set free. Those
remaining went through the same Or
deal until the last remained, who was
sit" This ''it.'' DR.. Bolton said. is a
very polite expression in the games of
English-speaking children. for in Ger
man the one who is ''it'' is called a
''wOlf'' instead of ''it:' in Japanese,
''oui." OF little DEVIL" in Malagasy.
''bucca." or ''leper." and in Hawaiian,
''cr2Zy one.
Prof. Bolton said he had collected
contingent rhymes in twenty lam
guages, civilized, half civilized and bar
barOus. Among these languages are the
PenObScot Indians. Japanese. Arabic.
Turkish. Malagasy. Bulgarian, Ar
menian. Swedish, Italian. Russian, Por-
tuguese, Spanish and Basque. The
Bulgarian child rhymes, he said, were
too pronounced for repetition, but he re-
cited examples in a dozen languages.
In Dutch he had collected fourteen
contingent rhymes. in German 800,
and in English 454. Altogether, by
corresponding with scholars in all parts
of the world. he had obtained $50 count
ing-out rhymes.
One of the most common jingles in all
languages was the familiar
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four. shut the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight, etc.
There is fund of curious illusions in
the doggerel rhymes, DR.. Bolton c0ntin-
ued. Here is one picked up after the eX-
petition of the Emperor Napoleon into
Russia:
The first lieutenant was so neat
He stopped in battle to wash his feet.
Another. which shows how ancient
the patter is, is:
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upon and mock at
elderly people. The
Well-dresSed society
gentleman of the
present day. who is
as full of politeness
as a hen Is of lice.
will snatch his hat
off his head and
hide il under his
arul ont of his r,rn-
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tivating new growth on the highest
part of his anatomy. DIR. Quinn is young
in years. but he cultiyates a few thin
hairs. The climate of Minnesota is not
much to brag of in this respect. Bald
people are not very numerous here.
S. B. w.
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Boston Ide ais in Fra DiavoIo.'

Chicago Tribune.
At the Grand opera house last even
ing the Boston Ideals were heard in
Auber's ERA Diavolo." The perform
ance was, as whole, one of the most
enjoyable the company has thus far
given. Miss Zelie de Lussan was the
Zerlina. Her rendition of the song.
Son Yonder Rock Reclining was as
strongly dramatic as anything she has
thus far done, and as for mere vOcalism
no one has sung it as satisfactorily here
for many years. She received rouSing
encore to which she responded. In the
chamber scene in the second act her
action was spirited and pleased the
audience. Miss Campbell, the Lady
AIIcash. was quite good, giving this
part with better effect than any earlier
performances. j. W. Herbert, as Lord
Allcash, was admirable. He both looked
and acted the part i'll a manner which
left little to be desired. w. II. Clark
and J. C. Miron were the two bandits
and both received marked tokens OF ap-
probation from their listeners. Mr..
Appleby was fair Fra Diavolo. Mr..
Baxter was cast for Lorenzo. and what
little he had to do was well done.
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proving the natural beauty of the
grounds surrounding the mansion.
There are $50 acres in the private park
spoken of alone. There are artificial
lakes, grottoes, and flower gardens in
which half hundred skilled gardeners
most of them from Scotland-are con-
stantly employed.
Donna C0nsino has plantation near
Santiago which is said to be the finest
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CRILDREN'S RHYMES.
An Interesting Lecture on Baby Lore by
a Learned Professor.
"WIRE, BRIER, LIMBER LOCK.
Whoever Is Eli" in English Is a Wolf in
German and Devil in
Japanese.
OLYMPIA col

OLUMBIA col
lege was tn e
meeting place of
the New York
Academy of Sci
ences last week,
and a dignifed
professor with a
bald head treated
the members to
a queer lecture.
He began as fol-
lows:
Eeny, meeny, MI
! ney, mo,
Catch a Niger by
the toe;
II he hollers let
him go.
Eeny, meeny, MI
ney, mo.
One-ery, two-ery,
ziccory Fan,
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rebuke, for many thousand years ago
an example was given which showed
that there was danger in this species of
amusement. When the great prophet
who had healed the waters and cured the
barren land, who had filled the valleys
with water. multiplied the widows oil,
and by his command parted the waters
of the river Jordan, there were those
who Knocked at him on account of his
bald head. The sequel shows that
committed this impoliteneSs were torn
in pieces. 1t is evident that this ex-
ample was intended to be an ever
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She HAS MILLIONS.
A Gillian Coming to New York to Set
Society in q Fever.
THE RICHEST OF ALL WOMEN.
An Establishment to Be Opened Which
viii Be Simply Magnificent---A
Royal Entertainment. L

ENORA Isa-
dora COnsinO,
10 t h e I W Use
known as the
Countess of
Monte CriSto"
|of Santiago,
|Chili, compar-
ed with whose
wealth the co
|loSsal fortunes
'of Mrs. Hetty
Green and GER
tain other
American Ia
dies sink into
insignifcan@,
is soon to be
among uS,SagS
the New York
Mail.
Donna Con-
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careless in dress and cares but little for
Co.

her fine feathers.
The advent of the lady here will be
awaited with interest. That society
will open its arms to her seems certain.
since she is of an ancient and honorable
family, in addition to being wealthy.
With her wealth and her generosity,
she will undoubtedly soon become a
prominent figure in our social world.